Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03
DAKOTA ITEMS.

Roads in Edmunds county are Inn
passabie. owing to the snow.
A Knights of Pythias lodge is about
to be instituted at Alexandria.
A prohibition paper is to be started
at Highmore by E. L. Weaver.
The Milwaukee railway pays about
5000 to its employees at Yankton.
The presbyterjsns of Steele are hold
ing successful protracted meetings.
The Deadwood stock exchange limits
the annual membership dues to S76.
The new Odd Fellows temple at
Rapid City will be three stories high.
Tho Kimbsll Graphic will do the
county printing OF Brule county the
coming year,
An effort is being made TO remove
the United States court from Dead
wood to Rapid City.
u. A. Mcpherson has been appointed
purchasing agent for Lawrence county.
Tor the ensuing ear.
q chess match is likely to be arranged
ia which tbs skill of White Lake ana
Plankinton will be- tested.
Revival meetings atpierre have been
failure. The "come to the front
sinners failed to be persuaded.
II is said that full Holland paper
will be started at HARRISON, Douglas
county, with John Hosper as editor.
From the occasional remark made by
the Rapid City Press it is learned there
is some idea of locating Il smelter there.
Editor Edwards, of the Lead City
Tribune, will he q pupil at the school
of mines upon its opening, February ~.
The county commissioners Of Bon
Homme county have fixed the retail
liquor license at $500 for the present
year.
Kingsbury county seems to object to
the bill which regulates it out of the
Fifth and into the Fourth judicial dis
trict
Two young men, George Holman and
Nels Christopher, were killed by foul
gas in /. well twelve miles west of Hat
ton.
The physicians of Fargo have petit
toned the legislature for the passage
of Il law regulating the practice of
medicine.
1t is suggested at Yankton that the
people of that city form an anti-coal
pool rs counter effect upon the coal
pool fellows.
Hanson county don't need 8 t.rm of
court and a petition will be presented
to the commissioners asking them to
notify Judge Trip.
The different fire departments OF the
Hills country will try and organize d
Black Hills Firemen's association at
Deadwood cn the 30th.
Pierre and Chamberlain are quarrel
, ing over the question lis 20 which has
done the better work for the opening
of the Sioux reservation.
The saloon business is so good q
Madison, even under an $500 city Ii
cense, that new branch Of that busi
ness has lately been started.
The Sioux Falls Ladies have caugh
onto the eastern idea, and on the even
ing of the q inst removed their hat
while entering the opera house
a. Clark was arrested at Tyndall or
The 18th ult. on charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. H
claimed to be u school supply agent.
, Dr.. Cowan died at Valley City on til
29th. He WAS assistant superintendent
! of territorial instruction for north Da
kota, and 3 lifelong prominent educa
, tor.
/. The Alexandria Herald makes mos
i, liberal offer to somebody who will tel
/ them when and where rain ID Ut
: known They give a copy of tn
s Herald to the sage for one year.
t Capt. J. c. Barr, of bismarck, ha
: perfected q combination freight ca
4 lock. II is arranged so that it cannc
be unlocked except at the station
r which the car is shipped.
A man from Madison had a narro'
y escape from asphyxiation at the Con
l. mercial house in Sioux Falls Wedne
/ day night. He blew out the gas an
8 was found in q helpless condition tn
:, next morning.
3 The Odd Fellows of Rapid City an
= vicinity propose following the exampl
y of the Masons and are erecting q fir
& building for the use of their orde
J. The aggregate cost of the two bull
&c ings will not fall short of $4,000.
:, According to Commissioner Duhlai
u biennial report Yankton county rais'
y more corn in tho years 1885 and l8
y than any ether county in the territor
: In cattle and hogs the county stan
. even with Turner and Hutchinson.
q A council OF congregational min
a. ters is to assemble at Yankton to
"a quire into matters which have of Ia
n disturbed the Yankton church and
v settle all difference upon q christi
basis. The council will convene in t
course of a week or so.
Bismarck Tribune. 26: The gent
Id man, ii this he be. who iilched frc
Ia Senator Grigsby's room at the Sherid
le one large and well developed jug,
,h returning the same will do much
'e- ward restoring tho popular senate
ur wonted good humor and affability.
es' Some young ladies of Canton orgs
=, lied hugging club and elected Cart
- W. OF the Advocate, an honorary memb
's' Because he couldn't be An active me
ber he resigned. No telling how